The Beta will start early next month
G4TV is reporting that Hi-Rez Studios has set a release date for the Beta of Tribes: Ascend, a free-to-play first person shooter. The beta will be released on November 4, 2011. In order to get into the beta, players can apply for a beta key on the Tribes: Ascend website, get a code from the game's Facebook and Twitter pages, or pre-order the game.
Reverb Games is giving Facebook fans a chance to win a copy of the game before it's released exclusively on the PlayStation Network on October 18.
Rocketbirds: Hardboiled Chicken is set to make its PSN exclusive debut in the coming weeks, but Reverb Games is giving gamers the chance to win a copy of the downloadable chicken shooter before it is even released.
The price drop will take effect on Friday, August 12.
Nintendo has made an official announcement, revealing a major price drop to their latest platform, the Nintendo 3DS. Beginning August 12, Nintendo's 3D handheld will be marked down from $249.99 to $169.99. Alongside the change in price, Nintendo revealed plans to reward those who buy the 3DS and use the Nintendo eShop once before August 11, 11:59 pm EST.
Lions and Tigers and (now) Bears. Oh my!
In recent years, many developers have created games centered around caring for animals of all kinds, and Microsoft has taken the experience to the next level with Kinect. Their first hands-free title within the genre, Kinectimals, gave players the opportunity to care solely for wild cats, such as lions, tigers, black panthers, and leopards. But now, Microsoft has developed a new addition to the series, a DLC pack titled, Kinectimals: Now with Bears.
Since the release of the game, Valve has occasionally made it free for short spurts of time, but now it's free for good.
In a recent interview with Develop-Online, Robin Walker of Valve revealed that Team Fortress 2 will now be a free-to-play title. According to Walker, for almost a year, the team has been toying with the idea. Data from periods where the game was made free for a limited time convinced Valve that " TF2 would be more successful as a completely free product.”
This kontroller gets a flawless old look.
PDP, makers of the officially licensed Mortal Kombat Fight Stick, have just announced the Mortal Kombat Klassic Stick, a re-designed version that features art used in the original Mortal Kombat arcade cabinet.
Nintendo Offers Free Re-mastered 3D Version of NES Classic Excitebike for Limited Time
REDMOND, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Nintendo of America has announced that the first major system update for the hand-held Nintendo 3DS™ system will be available in North America the evening of June 6, Pacific time. By installing the free update via a wireless broadband Internet connection, Nintendo 3DS users will have access to an Internet browser and the Nintendo eShop, which contains a variety of new content, including Pokédex™ 3D, an application that lets fans see Pokémon™ characters in 3D. To celebrate the grand opening of the Nintendo eShop, Nintendo is offering the NES™ game Excitebike™ re-mastered in 3D as a free download until July 7 for anyone who installs the system update. Upcoming Virtual Console™ content available in the Nintendo eShop includes Game Boy™ games Super Mario Land™, Alleyway™ and Radar Mission™. New content will be added to the Nintendo eShop on Thursdays.
A Sony press release confirms a full return of PlayStation Network functionality, though an exact date still has not been specified.
Sony confirmed today that thePlayStation Network will be fully functional once again some time this week. According to the company, this includes the PlayStation Store, in-game commerce, ability to redeem vouchers and codes, Music Unlimited powered by Qriocity for PS3, PSP, Vaio, and other PCs, and Media Go services. Online multiplayer services have already been restored across all regions, with Asian territories only having returned three days ago on May 28.
With the series being less popular in the West than it is in Japan, the removal of fees and inclusion of Wii Speak sweetens the deal.
In a recent interview with Gaming Union, Capcom USA spokesman Chris Kramer revealed that Capcom is strongly considering removing the fee structure for Monster Hunter Tri in America.
Though originally thought to be linked to Firmware 3.0, the release of 3.1 has revealed that the issue lies with users' hardware.
Players noticed issues with their PS3 recently after updating to Sony's 3.0 firmware. The issue came while playing Uncharted: Drake's Fortune and WipEout HD.
